Steam to moderate game hub discussions
In the wake of recent complaints from developers and players about toxicity on Steam, Valve has decided to introduce further moderation features to the platform. Starting next Tuesday, players will be able to report discussion posts in "all game hubs on Steam".
In a blog post, Valve explained the company already moderated a wide range of content, such as "screenshots, artwork, guides, user profiles, community groups, and user reviews". But this is the first time Valve will look into moderating game discussions. Valve stated the reason for its previous reluctance to do this was because it "didn't want to step on the toes of game developers that want to have their own style of communication with players and their own set of guidelines for behaviour".
So how will this work in practice? Firstly, any player can report a community discussion thread or post. This will then be sent to Valve's moderation team, who will decide whether to remove a post, issue a warning, or even ban a user based on Steam's community guidelines.
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